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širokorepi danji macaklin (Phelsuma laticauda / Gold Dust Day Gecko / Goldstaub-Taggecko)
Zoološki vrt Grada Zagreba, Hrvatska / Zagreb ZOO, Croatia
A good place to escape the dreary Autumn weather here in Amsterdam is to visit the Reptile House of the local Zoo. Always comfortable and interesting as well.
Here's a beautiful Green Denizen, a Day Gecko from Madagascar. Behind its eye you can see a hole that's part of its ear channel. Unlike human beings and such, Geckos don't have external ears that help triangulate sounds. Instead, sounds bounce back and forth in that channel. That enables Geckos to pinpoint sounds. I understand they don't hear low sounds very well but are excellent at higher tones such as the chirping of insects and birds. And, too, their own mating sounds.
A Madagascar giant day gecko, Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis, climbing between twigs and licks off the pollen and nectar of a red blossom (Euphorbia milii). Green and red soft colors.
The Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) is a diurnal species of gecko. It lives in northern Madagascar, and on the Comoros, and has been introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands. It typically inhabits various kinds of trees and houses. It feeds on insects, smaller lizards and nectar. The Gold Dust Day Gecko is commonly known as the mascot of GEICO! (wikipedia.com)
I was actually shooting a flower, while on vacation in Kona, Hawaii, when I saw this beautiful little gecko jump from a leaf to the flower I was about to shoot, and then back onto a leaf again. This little one caught me totally by surprise, and although I tried to capture all its amazing moves, they came out a tad blurry. It did stay still long enough for me to take this shot, and I may be able to salvage another shot of its adorable face peeking out at me from the flower! I love the amazing colors and markings on these stunning geckos and think they are so cute! Hope you do too! :-)
Der Madagaskar-Taggecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) gehört innerhalb der Gattung der Taggeckos (Phelsuma) zu den großen Arten.
Die Grundfarbe dieses farbenfrohen Haftzehers (sie können mit ihren Füßen auf glattem Untergrund (z. B. Glasscheiben) laufen) ist Grün, Kopf- und Schwanzoberseite können dunkelgrün sein, mitunter auch in Richtung Türkis-Bläulich gehen. Rotbraune Flecken (meistens aber rötlich-orange) unterschiedlicher Intensität und Anordnung können auf seiner Oberseite vorkommen.
Explore 28.12.2015
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Aufgenommen im Wilhelma in Stuttgart
Ich hoffe ich langweile euch nicht mit den Geckomakros, ich find die super :)
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I hope u are not bored of my Gecko macros , i like them :)
A gold dust day gecko looks bejeweled as it laps nectar from a red ginger bract. This gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) is a diurnal species that feeds on insects and other invertebrates, and obviously enjoys nectar. Like other geckos, they lack eyelids and use their tongue to clean the transparent plate covering their eyes.
Gecko diurne à poussière d'or
Gold dust day gecko
Gecko diurno dorado
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Première photo avec mon nouveau téléconvertisseur TC-2001 Sigma monté sur le 105mm Sigma
First picture with my new Sigma TC-2001 on a SIGMA 105mm
A dazzling gold dust day gecko explores red ginger bracts. This gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) is a diurnal species that feeds on insects and other invertebrates, and also enjoys pollen and nectar. Both the gecko and the ginger are introduced, naturalized species in Hawaii.
Seen on a wall, Southern Coast of the Big Island, Hawaii, in sunset light.
This diurnal gecko is a native of Madagascar. The GEICO mascot is supposedly fashioned after the Gold Dust Day Gecko.
The account is: . . . a university student on the island of Oahu, Hawaii released eight of these geckos in the Upper Mano Valley in 1974. The Gold Dust Day Geckos have now established themselves, not only on Oahu, but also on Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii.
They are usually bright green with yellow speckles on their necks and backs. Their upper eyelids are rimmed with blue. They typically eat insects and fruit. Males can be aggressive toward other males.
A cute little critter spotted on bromeliad-like leaves near the base of a palm tree. I was told this is an introduced species, the gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda), originally from Madagascar, it's now common in Hawaii. I wonder if there's a gold dust night gecko? ;-)
Oahu, Hawaii
The gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) is native to northern Madagascar & the island of Comoros; it has also been introduced to Hawaii & other Pacific islands.
It's diurnal and feeds on insects, sweet fruit and pollen & nectar from flowers. It can reach a total length of 3.9-5.1″ (10-13cm). Juveniles lack the red colourations and the tail and limbs appear off-white.
The gold dust day gecko is the mascot of GEICO Insurance.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_dust_day_gecko
Fuji X-S10. Fuji XC 50-230mm. 150mm, F 6.2, 1/52 sec, ISO 800.
Phelsuma laticauda ou gecko diurne à poussière d'or est un espèce introduite récemment à La Réunion où il se propage rapidement en raison de son comportement très agressif. Il constitue une menace sérieuse pour les espèces locales endémiques telles que le très rare Phelsuma inexpectata ou lézard vert de Manapany.
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Phelsuma laticauda ,AKA gold dust day gecko is a recently imported species in Reunion where it is spreading fast due to its very aggressive behaviour, threatening the very existence of endemic species like the rare Phelsuma inexpectata.
Day geckos like this Green Madagascar Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) have sticky toe pads consisting of tiny lamellae which allow them to walk on plain vertical and inverted surfaces like bamboo or glass.
This is a front paw.
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Did you know a gecko can stick to nearly any surface? But they don't stick to Teflon.
A gold dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) seen on a leaf on the Big Island, Hawaii. Originally found on the island of Madagascar, it was introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
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Green Madagascar Day Geckos (Phelsuma madagascariensis) have toe pads consisting of tiny lamellae which allow them to walk on plain vertical and inverted surfaces like bamboo or glass.
This lizard, the Madagascar Giant Day Gecko - Phelsuma grandis - can grow up to a total length of 12in (30cm). The body colour is normally bright green with a rusty red stripe extending from the nostril to the eye. On the back there are typically red coloured dots or bars, these markings are quite variable, and in some cases can be completely absent, just like this one, though the line extending from the nostril to the eye is always present. This species is widely distributed in northern and northwest Madagascar but has been introduced to several other subtropical locations outside their range such as Reunion Island, Seychelles, Florida, Hawaii and Mauritius where this one was spotted relaxing on a coconut for a few seconds before scurrying away.
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A Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda), seen in the beautiful and lush Hawai‘i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden on Onomea Bay north of Hilo on the big island of Hawai’i.
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Der Madagaskar-Taggecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) gehört innerhalb der Gattung der Taggeckos (Phelsuma) zu den großen Arten. Das Männchen erreicht bei der Unterart Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis (Großer Madagaskar-Taggecko) eine Länge von 28 bis 30 cm, die Weibchen sind bei dieser Unterart mit einer Länge von 25 cm etwas kleiner. Mit einer Gesamtlänge bis zu 23 cm und einer Kopf-Rumpf-Länge bis zu 12 cm ist die Unterart Phelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis ebenfalls nicht viel kleiner.
Wie alle Taggeckos und andere Tiere und Pflanzen Madagaskars ist der Madagaskar-Taggecko durch die Vernichtung des Lebensraumes (Primärwälder, Sekundärwälder, Bau gewaltiger Hotelanlagen), durch damit verbundenen Insektizideinsatz und durch Fang und Export bedroht. Bei der IUCN ist er allerdings noch nicht als gefährdet eingestuft worden.
( Wikipedia )